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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,284.54 +134.72 | NSDQ 2,479.85 +60.22 | S&P 1,176.80 +17.53
Encouraged anyway. Wall Street posted its first weekly gains in more than a month as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told investors to stay tuned for more stimulus: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Unclear how the SEC will react to Groupon CEO and co-founder Andrew Mason's arrogant internal memo: MORE>>
• Meanwhile, Groupon is considering opening an international headquarters in Switzerland: MORE>>
Wisconsin furniture retailer Steinhafels to open superstore in Vernon Hills: MORE>>
New Pew study finds that half of all American adults are on social networks: MORE>>
• Which may be part of the reason Facebook had a whopping 1 trillion page views in June: MORE>>
Steve Jobs to remain on Walt Disney board, report says: MORE>>
Angie's List files for $75 million IPO: MORE>>
How the Verizon strike will weigh on August's jobs report: MORE>>
Merriam-Webster opens its pages to "bromance," "crowdsourcing," and "tweeters": MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
 "A few years back no one thought this day would come," says Alex Hamilton, managing director with EarlyBirdCapital. After years of headaches and occasional heartbreak, Chicago-based Boeing is ready for the U.S. government to declare its revolutionary 787 Dreamliner safe to fly passengers: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 New York prepares for rough weekend as Hurricane Irene closes in: MORE>>
• Airlines cancel nearly 1,000 flights: MORE>>
• President Obama cuts vacation short to monitor storm: MORE>>
Four Chicago firefighters hurt, two critically, fighting West Englewood house fire: MORE>>
Naperville man dies a week after disturbing hit-and-run road rage accident: MORE>>
Amtrak train running from San Francisco to Chicago derails: MORE>>
Massive car bomb hits United Nations building in Nigeria, killing at least 18: MORE>>
Another bloody Friday in Syria as protesters demand UN help to oust Bashar al-Assad: MORE>>
• Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he urged former President George W. Bush to bomb Syria in 2007: MORE>>
Vice President Joe Biden defends comment calling China's one-child policy "unsustainable": MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
 Shaky economy? Not for Tiffany & Co., who rang up a 33 percent increase in net earnings in the second quarter. The LATimes blog Money & Company reports that the retailer was helped by strong overseas sales and, obviously, wealthy shoppers: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Notre Dame publicizes the hazards of aerial lifts as part of settlement after student videographer Declan Sullivan's death: MORE>>
Bears counting on new running back Marion Barber Saturday: MORE>>
Ron Artest is finding World Peace to be elusive: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Trib critic Nina Metz goes back in time on the set of new TV show "The Playboy Club," being filmed on Chicago's Southwest Side: MORE>>
• Chicago bachelor to appear on newest episode of Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker": MORE>>
Rihanna denies that she made a sex tape with rapper J. Cole: MORE>>
Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter call it quits: MORE>>
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